We are semi-working with the school to offer student housing for the first time on campus. 

The problem is, airbnb income is not considered "stable" so for qualifying purposes there isn't a way to project that accurately if there isn't any previous rental history for the property. 

In my research I've found that there are a handful of developers who are spending big money to renovate and rehab the downtown area and that the Scranton School Board is under new leadership, allowing the district to finally exit from its "financial recovery" phase.

I’m old school and pen and paper all my expenses then jam a receipt in a folder for each property.

Stay in the same housing plan, school district, etc.Don't just look at sold comps, also look for active, contingent, and under contract listings.

Investors typically want detailed financials and an agent can help you put together all these docs like rental history, expense reports, potential ROI projections, etc.

Tell tenant you will review the maintenance history and the video.

Now a giant city 250,000 people and home to Cowboys, Stars, FC Dallas, minor league baseball, lots of companies, new Universal Studios theme park and something like 10 high schools now...big high schools. 

@Christopher MorrisTo assess a market, consider population growth, job market, economic growth, rent-to-price ratio, cost of living, school districts, and growth benchmarks.

Verifying last 2 years of rental history very important!